Everything we covered on WTR over the past seven days, and all you need to know from the world of trademarks to set yourself up for the start of another busy week.
Long Read
Experts at Winterfeldt IP Group reflect on the key talking points of ICANN79 – including news on the next round of new gTLDs, DNS abuse and WHOIS data.
Monday 18 March
The latest developments in European IP policy see continued fallout from the European Commission’s SEP vote, a GI shake-up and adoption of the landmark EU AI Act.
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Tuesday 19 March
A new report from WIPO and the UK Intellectual Property Office offers three important takeaways on the relationship between trademarks and IP financing.
Lidl’s win in a long-running dispute over Tesco Clubcard branding is “great news in the battle against lookalikes”, local experts say.
SXSW accuses a protest group of infringement, the British Phonographic Industry takes on deepfake music, the Philippines reports record counterfeit seizures, and more.
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Wednesday 20 March
The European Commission urges rights holders to use better information-sharing systems and anti-counterfeiting technologies in the fight against fakes.
Filings increase in the Philippines, the USPTO launches its Diversity Information Platform, the Japan Patent Office meets with Hitachi, and more, in this week’s IP office updates.
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Thursday 21 March
Local experts examine the opportunities and challenges surrounding social media use in Poland, as part of a new series.
Indonesia elects a new president, who some suggest will continue IP policy changes.
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Friday 22 March
Louis Vuitton challenges an art pop-up, Starbucks ditches its metaverse programme, Google is fined €250 million, and more.
An Interbrand study warns that two out of three companies’ brand value is likely to be inaccurately reflected in share pricing.
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Blow for Johnson & Johnson in trade dress dispute (Argentina)
The importance of getting Chinese characters filed in China (China)
Saturday 23 March
The European Commission’s proposed SEP regulation comes under renewed fire as a Unified Patent Court appeals judge questions the EUIPO’s role at IPBC Europe 2024.
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